STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BURNING MAN PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BURNING MAN PROJECT (EIN 45-2638273)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-11
IRS object ID
201603169349304735
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-11T17:10:28-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN264677183PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DZH PHILLIPS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1135 MAIN STREET 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941051815ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452638273EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BURNING MAN PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBURNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4158653800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKYLE C SWARTHOUT CPAPersonNm
Person TitleCONTROLLERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4158653800PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDEBORAH KAMINSKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645581PTIN
Phone4157812500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,743,934GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BURNINGMANPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionUPHOLD AND MANIFEST THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH ART AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee951TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers7500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,093,008PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,329,325CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$30,696,414PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$34,863,949CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$10,474PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8,667CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$564,113PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$699,468CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$32,364,009PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$36,901,409CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$911,955PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,419,865CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,592,266PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,625,971CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$451,413CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$19,509,290PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$22,798,400CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$30,013,511PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$35,844,236CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,350,498PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,057,173CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,243,495TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$14,763,766TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,620,573TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,083,658TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,622,922NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,680,108NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBURNING MAN PROJECT FACILITATES AND EXTENDS BURNING MAN CULTURE INTO THE LARGER WORLD. ITS CHARITABLE MISSION IS TO UPHOLD AND MANIFEST THOSE VALUES DESCRIBED IN THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN, SPECIFICALLY: RADICAL INCLUSION, GIFTING, DECOMMODIFICATION, RADICAL SELF-RELIANCE, RADICAL SELF-EXPRESSION, COMMUNAL EFFORT, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, LEAVING NO TRACE, PARTICIPATION, AND IMMEDIACY THROUGH ART AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$25,186,036ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$35,065,014RevenueAmt
DescBLACK ROCK CITYBLACK ROCK CITY ("BRC") IS A TEMPORARY METROPOLIS DEDICATED TO ART, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE CREATED BY ITS 70,000+ PARTICIPANTS, ALL GUIDED BY THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN (SEE ABOVE). THROUGH THE ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PHYSICAL SPACE, BURNING MAN PROJECT ("BMP") EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES PARTICIPANTS TO DISCOVER, INVENT, AND ENGAGE IN NEW WAYS THAT SHIFT THE PARADIGM OF CONSUMER CULTURE AND ENTERPRISE, A SHIFT THEY CARRY BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS EXPERIENCE LEADS TO MORE ART AND MORE CIVICALLY-ENGAGED CITIZENS AROUND THE WORLD.BRC PROVIDES A UNIQUE, MONUMENTAL VENUE (THE "PLAYA") THAT INSPIRES PARTICIPATION, CREATIVITY AND EXPERIMENTATION WITH ART AND CULTURE. BRC HAS KINDLED AN APPROACH TO ART THAT IS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, INCLUSIVE, INTERACTIVE, AND PARTICIPATORY. BRC IS A MANIFESTATION OF ART'S CULTURE-BUILDING CAPACITY, WHICH IS ONE OF ART'S MOST VALUABLE FUNCTIONS AND ONE THAT IS VITAL TO A THRIVING CULTURE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,489,307ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,276,124GrantAmt
Revenue$19,107RevenueAmt
DescBURNING MAN ARTSBURNING MAN ARTS INTEGRATES THE ARTS ON THE PLAYA WITH THE GLOBAL WORK OF BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF BMP THAT IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3). THE BURNING MAN ARTS PROGRAM INCLUDES:1) BLACK ROCK CITY HONORARIA: THE AWARD OF $1,142,112 IN GRANT FUNDS TO ARTISTS TO SUPPORT CREATION AND INSTALLATION OF 105 WORKS OF ART IN BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA. 14 OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE CREATED BY ARTISTS BASED OVERSEAS AND BROUGHT TO THE U.S. EACH HONORARIUM RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO FUNDING THEIR PROJECT. THE ART PROJECTS SELECTED FOR HONORARIA MUST EPITOMIZE THE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, INCLUSIVE, INTERACTIVE, PARTICIPATORY NATURE OF BURNING MAN ART, AND FURTHER THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN AND BMP'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. 2) BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION ("BRAF"): BURNING MAN ARTS AND BRAF INTEGRATED THE CIVIC ARTS, BIG ART FOR SMALL TOWNS, AND GLOBAL ARTS GRANTS PROGRAMS INTO THE BURNING MAN PROJECT IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY SOURCE AND USE GREATER RESOURCES THAT PLACE MORE INTERACTIVE, PARTICIPATORY ART IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD, MAKE MORE ART AVAILABLE AT BRC, AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND DONORS TO FURTHER BMP'S MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSES. BMP CONDUCTED SUFFICIENT DUE DILIGENCE IN ADVANCE OF MAKING ANY ARTS GRANTS AND CONTINUES TO EXERCISE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT OVER ART GRANT EXPENDITURES THROUGH WRITTEN CONTRACTS, REGULAR REPORTING, AND VERIFICATION THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$768,687ExpenseAmt
Grant$27,550GrantAmt
Revenue$42,664RevenueAmt
DescCIVIC ENGAGEMENTBMP'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES THE BURNING MAN REGIONAL NETWORK (THE "REGIONAL NETWORK") AND BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS, A FORMER FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROJECT OF BURNING MAN PROJECT THAT WAS TRANSFERRED INTO BURNING MAN PROJECT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE ITS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH BURNING MAN PROJECT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE REGIONAL NETWORK IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INSPIRED BY THE VALUES REFLECTED IN THE TEN PRINCIPLES. THE REGIONAL NETWORK PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE YEAR-ROUND EXTENSION OF THE BURNING MAN EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT AS A GLOBAL CULTURAL MOVEMENT. IN 130 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, 270 OFFICIAL REGIONAL CONTACTS BRING BURNING MAN PRINCIPLES AND CULTURE INTO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH 65 OFFICIAL REGIONAL EVENTS AND OTHER YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES. BMP CONDUCTED SUFFICIENT DUE DILIGENCE IN ADVANCE OF DESIGNATING OFFICIAL REGIONAL NETWORK CONTACTS AND EVENTS, AND CONTINUES TO EXERCISE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT OVER THEIR ACTIVITIES AND FURTHERANCE OF BMP'S MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSES THROUGH WRITTEN CONTRACTS, REGULAR REPORTING, AND ON-SITE VERIFICATION. BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS ("BWB") EMERGED IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE KATRINA IN 2005 WHEN A GROUP OF BURNERS BROUGHT THEIR COMMUNITY ACTIVATION AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT EXPERTISE TO THE GULF COAST TO ASSIST IN HURRICANE CLEANUP. SINCE THEN, BWB HAS SUPPORTED COMMUNITIES' INHERENT CAPACITY TO THRIVE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES (BE THEY ECONOMIC, NATURAL DISASTER, OR SOCIAL INEQUITY) BY ACTIVATING INNOVATIVE, GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES AND APPROACHES TO RECOVERY THAT ARE INSPIRED BY BURNING MAN'S MISSION AND LED BY BURNING MAN PARTICIPANTS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER BMP'S MISSION AND ALL OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES, PARTICULARLY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,439,332ExpenseAmt
Grant$116,191GrantAmt
Revenue$122,551RevenueAmt
DescTHROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BURNING MAN PROJECT CONDUCTED A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PANELS, WORKSHOPS AND ARTISTS' FORA, INTRODUCING ASPECTS OF BURNER CULTURE TO A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC AUDIENCES, AND SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM KEY STAKEHOLDERS. BURNING MAN CULTURE AND METHODOLOGY HAS PROVEN TO BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES, INCLUDING MUNICIPALITIES, NONPROFITS, CORPORATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS DEVOTED TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE ARTS AND CULTURE, VOLUNTEERISM, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR CONSISTENCY WITH BURNING MAN PROJECT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES AND THE TEN PRINCIPLES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,439,332TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$116,191TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$122,551TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$29,883,362TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document242IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee951EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members16GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNVStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4158653800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 ALABAMA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94110ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILL ROGER PETERSON
CHAIR OF BOARD17.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$69,806$0$4,725
LARRY HARVEY
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$197,205$0$18,440
NANCI O PETERSON
SECRETARY20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$135,508$0$13,186
JENNIFER RAISER
TREASURER2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$3,850$0$0
MARIAN GOODELL
DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$246,074$0$14,941
HARLEY K DUBOIS
DIRECTOR36.00Yes (X)$167,908$0$16,944
KAY MORRISON
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$1,750$0$0
LEO VILLAREAL
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MERCEDES MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MIKEL
DIRECTOR/HISTORIAN & ARCHIVIST16.00Yes (X)$70,000$0$1,642
MIKE FARRAH
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAE RICHMAN
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN T CONLEY
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY GROSS
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WALKER
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER BENTLY
DIRECTOR (RESIGNED IN 2015)1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM TANANBAUM
DIRECTOR (RESIGNED IN 2015)1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00Yes (X)$144,821$0$5,301
RAYMOND ALLEN
GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$151,165$0$13,901Yes (X)
CHARLIE DOLMAN
EVENT OPERATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$141,703$0$12,509Yes (X)
HEATHER WHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$135,330$0$23,063Yes (X)
HEATHER GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY40.00$129,526$0$10,133Yes (X)
ELIZABETH SCARBOROUGH
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ART MGMT40.00$123,256$0$14,402Yes (X)
STUART MANGRUM
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION40.00$122,769$0$2,646Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,840,671TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$151,833TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
SPECTRUM CATERING
27328 SPECTRUM WAYCONROETX77385FOOD SERVICE$1,634,009
UNITED SITE SERVICES INC
50 WASHINGTON ST STE 1000WESTBOROUGHMA01581SANITATION$1,137,839
CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY
189 FRONT STREETNEW BEDFORDMA02740ICE$756,741
CROWD RX
244 W 54TH STREET 3NEW YORKNY10019MEDICAL$736,050
AGGREKO LLC
160 W INDUSTRIAL WAYBENICIACA94510EQUIPMENT RENTALS$517,258
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$31,262FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,298,063AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,329,325TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
BURNING MAN ANNUAL EVENT541900$34,707,734$34,707,734
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE541900$152,074$152,074
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FEES541900$4,141$4,141
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$34,863,949TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,667TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,667ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,479RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,479RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,479TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,479RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$641,899FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$31,262ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$327,818FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$314,081TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$314,081ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$883,821GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$514,707CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$369,114TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$369,114RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MERCHANDISE DELIVERY FEES711300$7,543$7,543
OTHER MISC INCOME711300$251$251
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,794OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,901,409TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$35,249,336RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$322,748ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$718,607TotalAmt
Program Services$718,607ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$457,168TotalAmt
Program Services$457,168ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$244,090TotalAmt
Program Services$244,090ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,277,170TotalAmt
Program Services$956,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$299,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,015FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,229,338TotalAmt
Program Services$6,161,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,932,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,410FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,199,513TotalAmt
Program Services$766,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$417,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,352FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$919,950TotalAmt
Program Services$666,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$239,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,029FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,845TotalAmt
Program Services$285,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$321,961TotalAmt
Management And General$321,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,342,706TotalAmt
Program Services$2,031,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,077,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$233,781FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,030,738TotalAmt
Program Services$931,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,706FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$350,723TotalAmt
Program Services$285,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,000TotalAmt
Program Services$75,000ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,731,086TotalAmt
Program Services$1,379,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$351,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$572,690TotalAmt
Program Services$494,510ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,743ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,437FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,109TotalAmt
Program Services$8,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,037TotalAmt
Management And General$85,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$471,086TotalAmt
Program Services$387,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$851,806TotalAmt
Program Services$676,269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$174,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,420FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PERMITS & FEES$3,805,304$3,805,304$0$0
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$2,933,922$2,876,310$56,836$776
SAFETY CONTRACTORS & EQ$1,461,783$1,460,722$1,007$54
COMMISSARY$1,320,202$1,291,042$29,007$153

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,078,402TotalAmt
Program Services$3,924,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,062FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,844,236TotalAmt
Program Services$29,883,362ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,509,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$451,413FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,080,043BOYAmt
EOY$4,052,904EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,988,751BOYAmt
EOY$3,001,185EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,932BOYAmt
EOY$9,169EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,110BOYAmt
EOY$34,985EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,993BOYAmt
EOY$258,024EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,792,547LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$861,129LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,038,712BOYAmt
EOY$2,931,418EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,231,063BOYAmt
EOY$4,231,063EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$559,891BOYAmt
EOY$245,018EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,243,495BOYAmt
EOY$14,763,766EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,448,797BOYAmt
EOY$2,614,734EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$276,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,625,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,125,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,776BOYAmt
EOY$343,924EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,620,573BOYAmt
EOY$4,083,658EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,560,410BOYAmt
EOY$10,592,038EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,512BOYAmt
EOY$88,070EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,622,922BOYAmt
EOY$10,680,108EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,243,495BOYAmt
EOY$14,763,766EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,057,173ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$12PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$539,959CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,845,655CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,093,008CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,329,325CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,807,947TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,680CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$108,219CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,558,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,755,564CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,474,283TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$591,639CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,953,874CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,651,828CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,084,889CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,282,230TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$78,282,230PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,474CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,668TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,474CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,668TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$591,672CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,953,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,662,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,102,035CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,309,898TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$35,844,236FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$35,844,236FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$500,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$750,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$198,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$198,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$792,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,985DepreciationAmt
Book Value$727,015BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$115,416OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,038DepreciationAmt
Book Value$100,378BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$500,908OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$197,365DepreciationAmt
Book Value$303,543BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,186,223OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$583,741DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,602,482BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,931,418TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$343,924Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$343,924TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,229,227TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$327,818OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$327,818RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$36,901,409RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$36,901,409TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,213,996TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$369,760OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$369,760ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$35,844,236ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$35,844,236TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:BMP AND BRAF ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, SECTION 23701D. BRC IS A SINGLE MEMBER LLC AND CONSIDERED A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES. FOR STATE REPORTING PURPOSES BRC IS SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA GROSS RECEIPTS TAX AND A MINIMUM FRANCHISE TAX OF $800. EACH YEAR, MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS WHETHER ANY MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ANY POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN ARE SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL AUTHORITY AND, HENCE, DO NOT NEED TO BE MEASURED OR DISCLOSED IN THIS RETURN.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 327,818.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 327,818. INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES 41,943. ROUNDING -1.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE00PROGRAM GRANTBURNING MAN ARTS AND FELLOWSHIP GRANTS$40,822
EUROPE00LEADERSHIP CONFERENCELEADERSHIP CONFERENCE$15,232
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM GRANTBURNING MAN ARTS GRANT$6,000
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00PROGRAM GRANTBURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS GRANT$1,000
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM GRANTBURNING MAN ARTS GRANT$200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$63,254SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$63,254TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICBURNING MAN ARTS GRANT$6,000WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPEBURNING MAN ARTS GRANT$7,172WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceBURNING MAN ARTS GRANTTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$29,650CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBURNING MAN PROJECT HAS ADOPTED A DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, AS OUTLINED IN THE DOCUMENT "US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING GUIDELINES: VOLUNTARY BEST PRACTICES FOR US BASED CHARITIES." IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 OF THESE GUIDELINES, BURNING MAN PROJECT RESEARCHES AND COLLECTS RECOMMENDED DATA, PERFORMS INTERNET SEARCHES ON THE GRANT RECIPIENTS, AND SEARCHES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT FUNDS IN THE OFAC SDN LIST. ONCE THE DATA IS COLLECTED, A MEMO IS DRAFTED FOR REVIEW AND SAVED IN THE BURNING MAN PROJECT RECORDS. GRANTS ARE MADE SUBJECT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GRANTEE AND BURNING MAN PROJECT. ONCE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED, BURNING MAN PROJECT MONITORS THE GRANT RECIPIENTS BY REQUIRING REGULAR REPORTS REGARDING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AND PERIODICALLY CHECKING WITH PROGRAM RECIPIENTS DIRECTLY TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED EXEMPT PURPOSES. AS APPROPRIATE, BURNING MAN PROJECT AT ANY STAGE OF THE PROCESS MAY SOLICIT INPUT FROM ITS LEGAL, FINANCE, OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS GRANTED OUTSIDE THE U.S. IS SUFFICIENTLY THOROUGH. ALSO AS APPROPRIATE, BURNING MAN PROJECT MAY AT ANY STAGE SOLICIT REPORTS FROM VOLUNTEERS OR COLLABORATORS ON-SITE IN THE COUNTRY OR MAKE SITE VISITS TO RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. HONORARIA FOR ART PROJECTS DESIGNATED FOR THE PLAYA REQUIRE THAT THE ART PROJECT MUST BE BROUGHT TO AND EXHIBITED AT BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
STEVEN YOUNG
C/O BURNING MAN PROJECT 660 ALABAMSAN FRANCISCOCA94110FUNDRAISING AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING0$929,325$104,448$824,877
DANIEL CLAUSSEN
C/O BURNING MAN PROJECT 660 ALABAMSAN FRANCISCOCA94110FUNDRAISING0$400,000$22,419$377,581
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,329,325TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$126,867TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,202,458TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ARTUMNALEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$377,273GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$377,273GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$31,866FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$70,380OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2DECOMPRESSIONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$191,840GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$31,262CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$160,578GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$4,524FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$87,625OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$104,048GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$104,048GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$3,914FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$129,509OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$673,161GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$31,262CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$641,899GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$40,304FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$287,514OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$327,818DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$314,081NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (28 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ALLIGER ARTS
18 CONRY CRESCENTJAMAICA PLAINMA02130800005425501(C)(3)$17,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
ANTON VIDITZ-WARD INC
570 SOCIETY DRIVETELLURIDECO81435900134612$7,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
BEST ART LLC
2965 SONOMA MT ROADPETALUMACA94954465731945$51,970BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
1000 NORTH ALAMEDA ST SUITE 240LOS ANGELESCA90034954302067501(C)(3)$7,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
COZO INDUSTRIES LLC
2532 SANTA CLARA AVE 210ALAMEDACA94501473398628$18,038BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ARTS LLC
242 VASSAR STREETRENONV89502473890448$25,018BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
DESIGN LA LLC
935 GRAVIER STREET 1600NEW ORLEANSLA70112465569242$6,500BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
DREAMERS GUILD LLC
1714 FRANKLIN ST 100-161OAKLANDCA94612473693976$72,755BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
FLAMING LOTUS GIRLS
548 PRECITA AVENUESAN FRANCISCOCA94110271587814$50,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
FLUX FOUNDATION
95 ORANGE ALLEY 201SAN FRANCISCOCA94110272261149501(C)(3)$40,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
FORM & REFORM
2601 ADELINE 133OAKLANDCA94607472524412$5,565BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
GAMELAN X
2509 MYRTLE STOAKLANDCA94607463169299$13,200BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
INDUSTRIAL ARTS COLLECTIVE
3407 BETHOVEN STREETPITTSBURGHPA15219251854406$6,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
IRON MONKEY ARTS
6555 - 5TH AVE SOUTHSEATTLEWA98108472376316$6,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
LIFE CUBE LLC
50 CRICKET LANEDOBBS FERRYNY10522463249244$15,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
LONG SHOT STUDIOS LLC
882 - 46TH STREETOAKLANDCA94608473720018$45,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
MAGISTER SOLUTIONS LLC
17859 - 6TH AVEUNE SWNORMANDY PARKWA98166$23,960BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
MARCO COCHRANE SCULPTURE INC
PO BOX 1619SAUSALITOCA94966680661883$60,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
MIX-E LLC
36 WASHINGTON AVENUEKINGSTONNY12401462460109$7,500BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
REARED IN STEEL LLC
110 COPELAND STREETPETALUMACA94952371777629$35,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
RENO ART WORKS
1995 DICKERSON ROADRENONV89503465013883501(C)(3)$7,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
SPARCELAND LLC
741 CATHERINE STREET SWATLANTAGA30310412231838$7,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
STREET LAB INC
6 VARICK STREET 10BNEW YORKNY10013264812025501(C)(3)$6,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
SYNARCADE AUDIO-VISUALS LLC
131 WEST 24TH STREET APT 6NEW YORKNY10011$12,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
TYLER FUQUA CREATIONS INC
24645 SE BREVI LANEEAGLE CREEKOR97022261574869$12,985BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
VALENTINO ART STUDIOS LLC
171 WOODSIDE DRIVEMANDEVILLELA70448473765917$8,500BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
VARDENPHOTO
45923 PRIMROSE DRIVELANCASTERCA93534451799795$5,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
XIAN PRODUCTIONS
1037 MURRAY STREETBERKELEYCA94710473825165$45,000BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org28TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
BMP CASH GRANTS - COMMUNITY BASED PROJECT3$1,400
BRC CASH GRANTS - ART HONORARIA56$420,741
BMP CASH GRANTS - GLOBAL ART GRANTS5$20,500
BMP CASH GRANTS - FISCAL SPONSORSHIP5$14,527

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBURNING MAN PROJECT HAS AN ESTABLISHED PROCESS FOR REVIEWING GRANT APPLICATIONS INCLUDING A PRE-FUNDING LETTER OF INTENT, AND A CONTRACT ESTABLISHING THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT AND MUTUAL EXPECTATIONS, REGULAR REPORTING AND TRANSFER OR LICENSE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO BMP. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE EVALUATES EACH PROJECT FOR IMPACT, COMMUNITY INTERACTIVITY AND KINETIC QUALITIES. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING "HONORARIA" ON OUR WEBSITE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LARRY HARVEY
PRESIDENT$197,205$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$18,440$0$215,645$0$0$0
MARIAN GOODELL
DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$246,074$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$14,941$0$261,015$0$0$0
HARLEY K DUBOIS
DIRECTOR$167,908$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$16,944$0$184,852$0$0$0
DOUG ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$144,821$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5,301$0$150,122$0$0$0
RAYMOND ALLEN
GENERAL COUNSEL$151,165$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$13,901$0$165,066$0$0$0
CHARLIE DOLMAN
EVENT OPERATIONS DIRECTOR$141,703$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,509$0$154,212$0$0$0
HEATHER WHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR$135,330$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,063$0$158,393$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonT GROSSPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$75,570TransactionAmt
TransactionLEGAL FEES. FEES ARE AT OR BELOW COMPARABLE MARKET LEVELS.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH L, PART IV:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLEGAL SERVICESTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGREED TO HAVE THE ORGANIZATION ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A DIRECTOR'S SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT LAW FIRM TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES. THE DIRECTOR IS AN ATTORNEY AND HAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED THESE LEGAL SERVICES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BY AND THROUGH HIS LAW FIRM. BOARD MEMBER TERRY GROSS IS A PARTNER WITH THE LAW FIRM OF GROSS BELSKY ALONSO LLP. FEES WERE DISCOUNTED APPROXIMATELY 20%. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WERE DETERMINED AT ARM'S LENGTH AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTORS OTHER THAN THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR WHO IS PARTY TO THE TRANSACTION AND WERE DETERMINED TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO THOSE CONTAINED IN CONTRACTS TYPICALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH OTHER OUTSIDE LAW FIRMS. THE TERMS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WERE FOLLOWED IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS TRANSACTION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$59,761NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesPROCEEDS FROM SALEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BOARD MEMBERS WILL ROGER PETERSON AND NANCI O. PETERSON ARE A MARRIED COUPLE. BOARD MEMBER MERCEDES MARTINEZ IS MARRIED TO FORMER BOARD MEMBER CHRIS WEITZ. BOARD MEMBER TERRY GROSS IS ENGAGED AS AN ATTORNEY BY AND THROUGH HIS LAW FIRM. SEE SCHEDULE L, PART IV
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THIS FORM 990 WAS INITIALLY COMPILED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, PRIMARILY RELYING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL LEDGER, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CONTROLLER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS THEN PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF DETAILED REVIEWS OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CEO AND TREASURER, AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND PORTIONS OF THE FORM 990 WERE REVIEWED BY EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL. A COMPLETE COPY WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ONGOING DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WHEN WARRANTED AND, SPECIFICALLY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, REVIEW OF SUCH DISCLOSURES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND BY RECUSAL BY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS FROM BOARD DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION-MAKING REGARDING SUCH TRANSACTIONS. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND RETURNED TO CEO, IF FOR STAFF, OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF FOR DIRECTORS OR BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD HAS A WRITTEN BOARD APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION POLICY THAT INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL COMPENSATION BE FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND DETERMINED BASED UPON SURVEY COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY DATA. BMP SUBSCRIBES TO TWO RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEYS, ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE MOST OF ITS STAFF ARE EMPLOYED. THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR EXECUTIVE STAFF AND BMP'S FOUNDERS, AND DELEGATES DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR OTHER STAFF TO THE CEO, WHO IS REQUIRED CONTRACTUALLY TO ABIDE BY THE BOARD APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION POLICY, AND ALL OTHER BOARD POLICIES IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION. WHERE APPROPRIATE, IT SEEKS THE ADVICE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL AND APPROPRIATE EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL AND CPAS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19COPIES OF BURNING MAN PROJECT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY REQUEST FROM BURNING MAN PROJECT.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EBUILDING & SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,034,423. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,586. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 118. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,042,127. TICKET SERVICE & SHIPPING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 906,945. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 906,945. MERCHANT BANK FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 767,209. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,985. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,835. TOTAL EXPENSES 785,029. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE & FUEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 628,799. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,045. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 49. TOTAL EXPENSES 634,893. TAX/LICENSE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 288,576. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 73,691. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 60. TOTAL EXPENSES 362,327. PERFORMANCE SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 197,295. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 283. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 197,578. MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 44,102. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 41,690. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,792. DAMAGE & LOSS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 56,886. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,886. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,825. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,825.
FORM 990, PART XIITHE BOARD SELECTS AN INDEPENDENT, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO CONDUCT THE AUDIT.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
BLACK ROCK CITY LLC
660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94110943319618ARTS, CULTURAL, CIVIC EVENTSNV$35,955,786$11,440,002BURNING MAN PROJECT
BLACK ROCK CITY PROPERTIES LLC
660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94110REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANYNV$0$1,026,325BLACK ROCK CITY LLC

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN912130056EIN
Primary ActivitiesARTS, CULTURAL, CIVIC EVENTSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BURNING MAN PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdDisproportionate AllocationsDisproportionateAllocationsIndGeneral Or Managing PartnerGeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
DECOMMODIFICATION LLC
660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94110274245819TRADEMARK LICENSE MANAGEMENTCAN/A00
GERLACH HOLDINGS LLC
660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94110461616188REAL ESTATE RENTALNVN/A00
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DECOMMODIFICATION LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$75,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationTRADEMARK AGREEMENTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt